Taliban Authority Registers Over 27 Million Acres of Pastureland in Three Provinces

The Taliban’s Justice Department has announced that the Land Encroachment Prevention Commission has registered more than 27.57 million acres of pastureland in the provinces of Faryab, Badghis, and Badakhshan over the past year. According to the department, these areas have been examined by an appointed commission and officially recorded in the land registry.

Based on the department’s statement, of the total registered pasturelands, over 9.321 million acres are located in Faryab, more than 4.167 million acres in Badghis, and over 14 million acres in Badakhshan. These areas include the provincial centers and all districts within these provinces.

The Taliban administration stated that the process of surveying and verifying pasturelands by the commission is ongoing and is also taking place in other provinces. The source noted that once the review and final approval phases are completed, the registered pastures will be entered into the land registry.

Land encroachment has been a serious challenge in recent years in the country, with many residents calling for greater transparency in the process of confirming and registering lands. However, no details have been provided regarding how the public can access the registered information or the mechanisms in place to monitor this process.